Friday, August 1, 2008

The Week in Facebook - 8/1/2008

This is a weekly feature which will document some of the genea-blogger happenings as they relate to Facebook®.

- The Genea-Bloggers group has seen some more growth this past week. There are now 77 members - an increase of 29 members over last week, most of whom already have their blogs posted at Blog Networks in Facebook®.

- As a compliment to the genea-blogger experience on Facebook®, a new blog called Facebook® Bootcamp for Genea-Bloggers premiered. It is a collaborative effort with input from authors such as Miriam, Kathryn, Terry Thornton at Hill Country of Monroe County, Mississippi and Denise Olson at Family Matters. All of the posts are meant to help genea-bloggers become more comfortable working within Facebook®. Make a visit when you have a chance and if you'd like to see a post about one of your Facebook® annoyances or pet peeves, drop me an e-mail!

- One advantage of being a genealogist or family historian and being on Facebook® is the ability to meet living cousins and far flung, possibly heretofore unknown, relatives. Sometimes I am so busy looking for dead people to place on my family tree that I don't look in the present and seek out living people. If you have a story of meeting a cousin or other relative through Facebook® let us know - we'd love to hear about it!

That's it for this week, especially since there are carnival deadlines coming up today! If anyone has a question as to how to use facebook®, I'd be happy to help. You can always email me directly but if you post your question as a Discussion Topic at the Genea-Bloggers group, you might find that other members also have the same questions.

I'm so glad to find you, Thomas, and read about the genea-blogging connection with Facebook. My new Blackberry came with the BIG news that I can post to Facebook from the device, but all I know about it is that my high school students were warned off using it and any school-related news was banned. I think I have much to learn! I met Katherine Doyle at the SoCal Gen Jamboree, so I guess that is one "familiar face" to me. I am looking forward to giving it a try.

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What happens when a “tech guy” with a love for history gets laid off during The Great Recession of 2008? You get Thomas MacEntee, a genealogy professional based in the United States who is also a blogger, educator, author, social media connector, online community builder and more.
Thomas was laid off after a 25-year career in the information technology field, so he started his own genealogy-related business called High Definition Genealogy. He also created an online community of over 3,000 family history bloggers known as GeneaBloggers. His most recent endeavor, Hack Genealogy, is an attempt to “re-purpose today’s technology for tomorrow’s genealogy.”
Thomas describes himself as a lifelong learner with a background in a multitude of topics who has finally figured out what he does best: teach, inspire, instigate, and serve as a curator and go-to-guy for concept nurturing and inspiration.
Thomas is a big believer in success, and that we all succeed when we help each other find success.